>> a warm welcome to the journal here. i'm peter craven in berlin. this is what is making news at this hour. in italy, politicians except giorgio napolitano's offer to stay on for a second term as president. he warns them they must act responsibly and in the nation's interest. after the watertown manhunt, investigators wait for the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings to recover to question him about his motives for the attack. the powerful earthquake in , mores' sichuan robbins than 150 people are dead -- province, more than 150 people are dead.

we begin in italy, where giorgio napolitano has been voted back into office as the country's president. it's the first time this italian president has been reelected, and people are pinning their hopes on the 87- year-old to play a central role in resolving the acute political stalemate that italy has been locked into since february's inconclusive parliamentary elections. >> giorgio napolitano. >> nearly three quarters of parliament voted for giorgio napolitano to stay on as president. it took six rounds of voting for italy's lawmakers to break their deadlock. none of the other candidates for president even came close to winning enough votes. the demand put forth by the was-star moment -- mvoemenovemt

leading the pack but fell short of the majority. pearlman rejected -- pearlman rejected -- parliament rejected the other two candidates. the double defeat has already made waves within the centerleft camp. currently chiba sonny has announced his -- pierlugi asani has announced his resignation. it will be up to giorgio napolitano to get the country to .ome together amid all this uncertainty we are joined on the line from rome. hasident giorgio napolitano been returned to office, but italy remains in a state of crisis. what can he be expected to achieve? >> he will be expected to try thatesolve the deadlock

has followed the february election. there are a number of possibilities. he most likely one is that will first and foremost be reluctant to use his powers to .issolve parliament grea the sameikely to get deadlock. he was try to put together some of centerleft government that will have one or two , not quite figures along the line of the german grand coalition, but that type of government. indication of the last few days are such that it would not be easy to put that together. >> what all that means is that

there's a political deadlock. we have got your's -- europe's third-biggest economy facing problems. what is the likelihood that things will get worse still? >> it is tangible tonight if you are standing outside the parliamentary building. there are thousands gathered in protest. ofs is a country in the grip a serious depression. this economy, 35% of people between the ages and -- of 15 and 25 are out of work. -- thereno indication is many people who feel the political parties are completely detached from the problems of those living there. >> thank you. keeping us up-to-date on the

turmoil over the latest italian politics. we go to the u.s.. people in the city of boston are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the arrest of the second suspect in monday's boston marathon bombings. investigators are waiting to interrogate dzhokhar tsarnaev, who is lying seriously injured in a boston hospital. the 19-year-old and his brother are believed to have killed three and wounded more than 170 others. the police are trying to work out what exactly their motive was. >> the spectacular manhunt came to an end here. police surrounded a house in suburban watertown, where dzhokhar tsarnaev was hiding in a boat. a resident tipped them off after .potting blood on the boat an infrared camera helps to track him down. 9000 police officers had been searching all day. >> we are so grateful to be here right now. we're so so grateful to bring justice and a closure to this

case, to those families that lost loved ones or suffered injuries. >> locals were overjoyed by the news, cheering police and celebrating in the streets. >> very happy about it, relieved. i live not too far down the street. i had to get out and check it out for myself. >> the suspects are ethnic chechens. the older brother, tamerlan tsarnaev, was killed in a shootout with police. their mother insisted they are innocent, saying they were interested in islam but never talked about jihad. she says she believes to have been framed by police. the two brothers were caught on camera at the boston marathon carrying backpacks. police say they have images of one of the brothers setting his backpack down at the site of the explosion. the search has now begun for a

possible motive. >> why did young man who grew up and studied here as part of our communities and country resort to such violence? how do they plan and carry out these attacks? and did they receive any help? the families of those killed deserve answers. >> president barack obama has promised to deliver those answers, stressing that the investigation continues. 157 people are confirmed dead and over 5000 injured after a powerful earthquake in southwestern china. the quake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit the province of sichuan. the epicenter was located in a rural, mountainous area near the city. the tremors were felt in chengdu about 150 kilometers away. china's new permit or -- or

mirror has arrived to oversee hasue efforts -- premier arrived to oversee rescue efforts. >> the tremors were so powerful that they could be felt for several hundred kilometers. >a toppled buildings and triggered landslides. it brought back memories of the destruction of 2008, when an earthquake left tens of thousands dead in sichuan. doctors are tending to the thousands of casualties in local hospitals. at makeshift clinics set up intense. her father was trying to save her, but rubble fell on his head when he was carrying her out of the house and that injured him, to. >> we still live in our old house. the new one is not ready yet. but our house just collapsed. everything collapsed. >> thousands of troops have arrived in the area to assist with rescue efforts.

this pregnant woman was among the survivors found alive under the rubble. >> we have an item of business news now. a big event in china's booming car market, the shanghai auto show, opens this weekend. last year chinese motorists purchased 19 million cars, and their love affair could just be beginning. some say the number could top 32 million by 2020. that would be more than europe and the u.s. combined. no wonder that germany's big carmakers are licking their lips. >> commuters heading to work in shanghai. like in most of china's big cities, traffic moves slowly. the number of vehicles on the road is growing constantly, as cars have become a status symbol for china's growing middle class. this week in shanghai, carmakers are buying for the attention -- defying for the attention of chinese consumers. volkswagen is looking to nearly double its sales in china,

thanks to its new plea to crossover vehicles. the german company has been busy building new factories here. >> there are so many people here who want to be mobile. were looking at a population of 1.3 billion. i believe that growth is going to continue. >out 12 hide in the shadows, bmw wowed visitors with its off-road or -- off-roader. to hide in theide it shadows, mbwbmw wowed visitors h its off-roader. , there is no sign the chinese car sales will ground to a halt anytime soon. >> sports news now. in german soccer, everybody is looking forward to next week's champions league semifinal munich.involving

on saturday, the top teams sailed through their respective matches. warm-up for their semifinal against barcelona on tuesday. plenty to spare, winning 2-0. let's take a look at the other results so far this weekend. hamburg beat this old dorf -- this old dorf -- disseldorf. the weekend kicked off on friday. .-0 was the score line

>> a lackluster affair, but then suddenly the pace picks up. that set up a penalty kick. he hasn't missed a penalty kick in seven years. that is all there was to it. they remain in contention for a champion league spot. let's look at how those results affect the overall standings. they have already secured the title. liver coos and's victory strengthens their position.

in the bottom half, a familiar trio, bringing up the rear. to formula one and a controversy a few days for the sport this in bahrain it is been the focus of antigovernment demonstrations. police have responded by firing tear gas. opposition leaders say the government is using the spectacle to draw attention to human rights abuses. he has never been a man to shy away from controversy and commenting on events in bahrain. he said, when they talk about human rights, i don't know what it's all about.

on the track itself, things have been going well for german drivers. he was in a league of his own. even defending champs could not match his pace. it was clear that even with a perfect lap, he was unbeatable today. >> ahead of for ari's alonzo -- ahead of ferrari's alonzo. sunday's race will come down to who can get the most out of their tires in the sweltering heat. >> will it be politics or sport that makes the headline tomorrow in bahrain?

more news, more sports of the top of the hour. don't go away. >> this is no ordinary road trip. i'm traveling from berlin to the turkish syrian border, accompanying a delivery of .chool supplies for refugees my journey begins here, at the queen louise foundation, a private school in berlin. , andas organized our trip she is still doing some last- .inute preparations

her husband comes from serious. -- syria. the couple founded a foundation .alled, bridge she tells me that it functions as a link between supporters and donors in germany and organizations that work in and around syria. many of the supporters come from the school itself, teachers and students. they've collected donations and even held bake sales to raise .oney it surprises me how much interest the students take in the fate of syrian children and how much thought they put into the crisis there. >> we don't know what's legitimate and what isn't him and said this pupil. if we were to support the rebels, the rebels recently kidnapped some un blue helmets or i. i don't think we can simply

support the rebels without question. that's why i think helping the refugees is the best that we can do. the principal agrees. without him, this project would not have been possible. >> the project here at the school shows that these are real people, he says. their problems are real problems. we can see those problems if we choose to look. our project says, we want to put a spotlight on syria. we can look more closely at the situation. we are also saying that germany can do more to engage with what is happening. germany has offered 120 million euros of aid for us. refugees and has granted asylum -- syrian refugees and has granted asylum. , exercise books, paints, but also clothes and shoes packed into garbage bags.

he is helping out. he came to germany as a political refugee 12 years ago. he hasn't seen his family and serious since -- in syria since. >> or try to help these people -- we're trying to help these people. they're in a difficult hopeless situation. it's a modest contribution. hopefully we might be able to expand the operation and make it better. a school was opened at the beginning of the year. she's going to visit it for the first time. >> now we're on the road.

her two sons are coming with us. their parents think it's important that they see what life is like for the refugees. it's very different from their lives in germany. the journey takes five days. we drive from germany into italy, then take the ferry to greece. we're exhausted, but full of excitement and anticipation. the family's positive mood infects me, to. i even take my turn behind the wheel. we keep changing drivers until we meet our goal. lies just meters from the syrian border. -- ut kues -- it lies just meters from the syrian border.

this is the school that was built by the organization. there are 45 students into groups. rose art is the equivalent 200 euros per month. -- earns the equivalent of 200 euros per month. she tells me how happy she is to be teaching again. she also fled the violence in syria. i show the children the root of our trip on the map. i realize just how far i am for my life in germany. thehas already begun streaking exercise books. -- distributing the exercise books. playing games. it's amazing how happy they look, considering everything they have been through. the oldest students make masks using materials she has brought from germany.

is to getim of today to know the children by playing with them. >> i discovered that some of the children don't know how to use scissors or glue. some of them have never been to school. they enjoy themselves, and they learn quickly. it's fun being with them. , it'sa teacher, she says unusual that a big group of kids, 20 or 40 of them, are completely focused and enthusiastic about something. usually there are a couple that aren't really interested. it's interesting. >> our days are planned out. every morning we join the students at the school. today, we're painting.

her husband tells the children about the exercise. >> it's important that people understand what has happened to you through your pictures, so they can find out what you're thinking and what you miss about your life in syria. >> she plans to put the pictures on display at her school in berlin. . find them overwhelming i don't think you have to be a psychologist to see what these .hildren have been through the pictures, like this one, are .eeply moving or this one.

it's a picture of a dove that's been shot. i thought it was strange that the symbol exists here as well. i told her that most doves are white. i wanted to talk her out of painting it around. -- brown. but now i realize what it's meant to be. us living inof berlin, the death and displacement of the syrian crisis seems far away. but for children occur, it is a fact of life -- here, it is a fact of life. >> we kept getting bombed, she says. nobody helped us. brought usour dad here. it was difficult, but dad decided, so we had to.

so they ended up here. >> it seems to be a poor place. normally the population is 2500. now it is double that because of the stream of refugees fleeing syria. most of them live in emergency shelters like this. 41 families live in this whole. they have hung up like is to give themselves some privacy -- blankets to give themselves some privacy. they tell us that they get aid, but it is not enough. .hey also have no shower while filming in the village, i make -- meet a local council worker. he tells me that refugees have been coming to the village for

two years now. nobody causes any problems. the local women bake bread for them. the children find it hard to feel at home here. she lovingly looks after her disabled or other. he never leaves her side -- brother. he never leaves her side. i don't like it here, she says. i miss my sister. she's married and she still lives in syria. , there weree says always bombs and grenades going off. my dad said, tomorrow we're going to turkey. .he very next day, we were here she takes me to her house to show me around. her family has rented a small apartment. so far they still have enough

savings. her mother and father were doctors in syria. >> at the beginning of the revolution, my wife said it would only last a few months, says her father. the months turned into a year. after that, i stopped counting the months. it could still be going on for years. for one of the girls from the school, the thought of living like this for that long is too much. >> the only thing i want is to see my friends again and to go back to my old school. every morning when i see the turkish kids going to school, happy, i think, why aren't we allowed to do that? >> at least they do have the refugees cool.

-- school. she says it's these children who will build syria's